The light that dawns on us at Epiphany is the same light that came into being at the dawn of creation; Infinite God manifest in finite form. Grant that this…
I’ve often made Advent art with themes of pregnancy, and of nesting, but this is the first one about soil fertility! Beneath the surface of our yards and gardens, forests…
This summer I’ve been reading and listening to a lot of John Muir, along with other great thinkers in the area of naturalism, and the relationship between spirituality and…
Easter-tide is a time of both inner and outer renewal, refreshment, and refurbishment. In the northern hemisphere, we observe the physical world around us coming to life, as the…
Most of us, when we’re young, think we have an idea of the path our life will take. And most of us, by the time we’re middle-aged, have realized that…
Epiphany is full of stories of NEW things; wise ones from the east coming to visit the Christ Child, signifying that Jesus has come not only for his own tribe,…
In the season of Advent, we ponder the mystery of our relationship with that which is Infinite. Here is the poem that goes with this piece of art: The idea…
One day a few months ago, I was taking my daily walk around the neighborhood, and I came across this rusty metal blade, lying by the side of the road…
Moses saw the presence of God in a bush that seemed to be on fire without burning up. The Psalmist saw the presence of God in towering thunder-clouds. Jesus saw…
There are so many things that keep us in ‘NO’; keep us stuck, keep us separated from others and from God. Many of them have to do with fear. …
Worry, stress, guilt, work, addiction, financial insecurity, self-doubt, illness, responsibilities, failure, success, busyness, exhaustion… How many things there are that weigh us down! Jesus says: Come to me, all you…
The annunciation might be the one moment in time that is portrayed in art history more than any other. Countless artists have painted and sculpted Mary sitting in her room,…
The seeds that were planted by Jesus in his teaching and his life come into full bloom at Pentecost. No longer timid or unsure, in their realization of the Holy…
At Easter, the gates of heaven are flung wide open, never again to be shut! All are invited to set aside whatever separates them from God, and come into…
We all have habits. Good habits, bad habits, habits that we learned from our parents, and some that are completely unconscious. And these habits create paths. They make tracks in…
How many people do you know who open the paper (or maybe the internet these days) in the morning, and the first thing they do is look up their horoscope,…
One of the most frequently-repeated pieces of advice or instruction in scripture is some variation on “Do not be afraid.” Boy that seems like difficult advice to follow! In the…
Many times when God communicates with someone in the stories in scripture, whether directly or through a messenger, the message is prefaced by some version of the phrase “Do not…
Each of us has at some time in our lives had the experience we call “being in the flow.” Sometimes this is a superficial thing; just having a good day. …
Am I the only one who has too much stuff? Apparently not! The scripture reading for the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost this year was Luke 12:13-21, which is pretty much…
Creation is a whole made up of many parts. Animal, vegetable, and mineral, each of us is one of these little pieces of the puzzle. We are similar, all being…
“Peace be with you,” Jesus says to his disciples when he shows up to greet them after the resurrection. What he says next might surprise you, and you might spend…
From the Celtic spiritual tradition comes the idea of Áit Caol, a “thin place,” where heaven and earth are close together, and the veil between the two becomes translucent, giving…
Today we read the story of Moses and the burning bush, Exodus 3:1-15. I got to use one of my favorite lines of poetry in my sermon: Earth’s crammed with…
Quite a few years ago, I took a couple semesters of Art History classes. When we studied the paintings of the northern European renaissance, we learned that what looked to…
